scientific break-through to please the religious right

Stem cell breakthrough uses no embryos

NEW YORK - Scientists have made ordinary human skin cells take on the chameleon-like powers of embryonic stem cells, a startling breakthrough that might someday deliver the medical payoffs of embryo cloning without the controversy.
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There is a catch with the new technique. At this point, it requires disrupting the DNA of the skin cells, which creates the potential for developing cancer. So it would be unacceptable for the most touted use of embryonic cells: creating transplant tissue that in theory could be used to treat diseases like diabetes, Parkinson's, and spinal cord injury.

But the DNA disruption is just a byproduct of the technique, and experts said they believe it can be avoided.

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It is amazing the hoops that scientists have to jump through to please the looney-tune brigade who don't want scientists to use embryos that are literally being disposed of otherwise.

So, instead of using pre-existing materials that they know will work, they have to try to create something that they know is flawed.

I'm sure that science will eventually overcome this hurdle, but it is just silly that they have to.